Srinagar, Oct 31: The government on Friday said that consumers in J&K were availing heavily subsidised electricity, with domestic tariffs among the lowest in the country, even as the average cost of power supply stands at around Rs 5.03 per unit.

In a written reply to a question by Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) MLA, Langate, Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, regarding free electricity, the government said, “The consumers in J&K avail heavily subsidised tariffs, especially in the domestic category. The current tariff for domestic consumers ranges from Rs 2.30 per unit (for up to 200 units per month) to Rs 4.35 per unit, which is among the lowest in the country. For the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category, the tariff is even lower at Rs 1.40 per unit for consumption up to 30 units per month. In comparison,

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